Joy M.

...it's been a long time since we've been friends. Welcome back!

For those of you who have made a snap decision that you are slow losers, it is far too early to make that assumption. If after one year you've lost less than 40 lbs you might be able to make this claim but there is so much you do not understand about the band and the journey you are on. 2 months does not make a trend. 2 years maybe?
It's understandable how you came to this conclusion. Most of us were enticed into the lapband with grandiose visions of losing 10-12 lbs every month and the weight would simply fall off. The band would do it all. And of course, all of this would happen immediately after surgery. HA! Surprise, that aint happenin! Now you will have to work with your band, now you will have to learn to communicate with your band, now you will have to learn how and why your body reacts to different food choices. You're still freshmen seeking a doctorate so be patient and stay the course.
I embellished this quote and don't recall where I stole it from:
The jealous competitor. – Don’t be jealous of others. Jealousy is the art of counting someone else’s blessings instead of your own. Stop comparing your journey with everyone else’s. Your journey is YOUR journey, NOT a competition. You are in competition with one person and one person only – yourself. You are competing to be the best you can be. If you want to measure your progress, compare yourself to who you were yesterday or last year.
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I am glad that I am not the only one who feels that the weight loss is slower than I expected. I have lost 26 lbs. I really wanted to be under 200 lbs by now but I am still loosing a little each week so I am happy with that. I go for my 2nd fill next week so I am hoping I get some restriction with that. My doc is pleased with my loss, he suggests loosing no more than 2 lbs per week.
I think you are all doing great and you are the people that keep me going. I am so glad to have this site to "talk" to other people who are going through the same things.

I agree with the others, 33 lbs is not something to just brush off. That is 33 lbs that you carried around and didn't loose before your surgery, or liquid pre-op. I lost slowly my first 6 months, then all of a sudden. I am on vacation and going to a gym, so I am watching my weight on a scale, but I stop at one of those truck stop places and put a quarter into the machine and it says 147. I am shocked and happy! What I am saying is after a month vacation, I had suddenly dropped 15 lbs that I was not aware I had done! Best wishes, you are probably in for a NSV soon!! Karen

I was banded on 1/24/12 and I have only lost 18lbs since surgery, but a total of 33lbs since I started my process (July 2011). I think I'm getting in the green zone, and I just kicked up my exercise by joining a gym and I have a trainer once a week we are working on gaining muscle since it will burn more calories than just cardio. So I think you are doing awesome.

I sometimes get pain under my left ribcage. I just had my second fill today and mentioned it to my doctor and I think my stomach is getting smaller, so even though I am eating less I think the stomach is pushing on the band if I eat a little more than I should have. It only last about an hour.